"It's Free and I Still Want a Refund": Fans React to Highguard’s ‘Overwhelmingly Negative’ Launch on Steam

"It's free and I still want a refund": Fans react to Highguard’s ‘Overwhelmingly Negative’ launch on Steam

Highguard is finally out on Steam, but its launch has been far from smooth.

Highguard Has Launched To "Mostly Negative" User Reviews On Steam

Wildlight Entertainment’s PvP raid shooter, Highguard, has launched to “mostly negative” user reviews on Steam. Over 12 hours after launch, based on a total of 13,190 user reviews for Highguard, the consensus on Steam has been “mostly negative”. The free-to-play title received an initial surge of concurrent players, quickly reaching a peak of 97,249. However, the stats quickly saw a sharp decline amid an increasing number of negative reviews. Th…

Highguard Off to Rough Start with 'Mostly Negative' Review Rating Despite High Player Counts

Highguard, the debut free-to-play PvP "raid shooter" from Wildlight Entertainment, recently surprise launched across Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation, after much hype, owing to the new studio's veteran leadership. However, that hype was seemingly misplaced, as, despite peaking at over 95,000 concurrent players little over an hour after launch, Highguard has already earned itself a "Mostly Negative" review rating on Steam. According to SteamDB, 78.2%…

The Much Hyped Highguard Debuts With Overwhelmingly Negative Reviews on Steam

See full bio Abdullah Waseem At T4G, my task is to cover the latest news around the gaming globe ASAP and with the utmost precision. I adore all the games and respect all the devs behind the amazing games that we get all year. So, whether it’s a PC or a Console game, I got it all covered.  See full bio Story Highlight Highguard had a lot of hype riding on it based on its TGA spot and initial reviews. The game released a few hours ago and curre…

Hours after launch, Highguard has "Mostly Negative" reviews and a peak of 97,000 players on Steam

I've got no idea if Highguard is good or not, but this volume of vitriol feels a bit premature